AbstractsLanguage, Literature & Linguistics
Have You Talked to Your Mother Lately? Examining Cinema Gangsters and their Vocal Mothers
| Institution: | Savannah College of Art and Design |
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| Department: | Cinema Studies |
| Degree: | MA |
| Year: | 2015 |
| Keywords: | Thesis (M.A.) – Cinema Studies; Savannah College of Art and Design – Department of Cinema Studies |
| Record ID: | 2062171 |
| Full text PDF: | http://ecollections.scad.edu/iii/cpro/DigitalItemViewPage.external?sp=1002738 |
Abstract
This graduate thesis investigates the use of maternal figures within the gangster genre, and how the voice of the mother serves as a moral compass/voice of conscience to her son throughout the narrative. By exploring the evolution of the gangster genre from the Classical Era of the 1930s through the Third Golden Age of Television of the 2000s, with particular attention paid to Little Casear (1931), The Public Enemy (1931), Scarface: Shame of a Nation (1932), White Heat (1949), The Godfather:Part II (1974), Goodfellas (1990), American Gangster (2007), and The Sopranos (1999-2007), this thesis will establish how the gangster’s mother can influence the shortcomings of her son, Hollywood, and America. Filmography: page 25. Keywords: cinema gangsters, Classical gangsters, New Hollywood gangsters, 1930s, gangster genre
